Severe storm forecasting

Up to 7 inches of rain possible in coastal areas of South Florida through Tuesday morning. Get some sunshine when you can this week, because the rain is expected to continue through with afternoons forecast to be the wettest. The area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico continues to pull tropical moisture into the state. National Hurricane Center forecasters are giving the disturbance a 30 percent chance of developing into a tropical or subtropical system over the next five days. LIVE RADAR: Check The Palm Beach Post’s radar map. Despite development, it will bring more wet weather to South Florida as it creeps north toward the Panhandle this week.With the focus of the low further north and west over the course of the week, National Weather Service meteorologists expect showers and thunderstorms to be stirred up by daytime heating. That means most of the bad weather, including some thunderstorms will be in the afternoon. WEATHER INSIDER: Like this story? Want more? Sign up for … [Read more...] about Rainy week continues with disturbance in Gulf, but less severe storms

Parts of western New England could see severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists with the service said that areas near and south of the Mass. Pike are at the most risk for seeing the scattered strong and severe storms between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. [Tuesday PM: Thunderstorm Threat] The potential for a few severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts, hail, and localized street flooding are possible Tue. Primary area of concern is near and south of MA Turnpike w/greatest risk across CT between 3 and 9 pm Tue. — NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) May 14, 2018 [Approximate Radar Simulation: Not Meant To Be Exact] Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Tue afternoon/evening with the greatest risk near and south of the MA turnpike. Here is an approximate radar simulation from one of our models between 2 and 8 pm Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/fjgROhtgG4 — NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) May 14, 2018 “Primary risks … [Read more...] about Here’s the approximate timing of the severe thunderstorms forecast for Tuesday

Today's heat and humidity could combine to form some isolated late afternoon thunderstorms – possibly severe ones."I'd say no better than a 30 to 40 percent chance," said Bill Sammler, a forecaster at the National Weather Service in Wakefield. Sammler said the chances for storms will "diminish greatly" as the sun starts to set.But where storms form, there are chances for localized heavy downpours and gusty winds of up to 40 mph. Hail, the service said, is not out of the question.Temperatures today will hover around 90; it'll be slightly cooler along the immediate coast. Farther to the south, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are watching a low pressure system that has formed just west of Cuba and into the eastern Gulf of Mexico that could become the first tropical system of the season. If it becomes a named storm, it would be Alberto.The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season doesn't officially start until June 1, but storms have formed earlier the past several years.The … [Read more...] about Hampton Roads facing potential for severe storms; season’s 1st tropical system might be brewing

By Patrick Roth May 14, 2018 11:00 am 05/14/2018 11:00am You're going to want to have your umbrella handy for the rest of the week. Storms are expected to roll into the D.C. area on Monday afternoon, some of which could be severe. WASHINGTON — Don’t put away your umbrella: The D.C. area is facing a stormy Monday. And Tuesday is just as bad. WTOP Weather Center WTOP Traffic Center What’s the temperature now? Radar The National Weather Service upgraded much of the D.C. area to an enhanced risk for severe weather on Monday afternoon. Storm Team 4 meteorologist Sheena Parveen said the storms should begin to develop and organize west of D.C., potentially forming into a line of strong storms rolling into the area between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Severe storms now expected for a larger portion of the area, with a higher chance South and West of DC this afternoon. Mainly between 3 and 7pm. pic.twitter.com/vjXvhpoScN — Sheena Parveen … [Read more...] about Stormy Monday: Severe storms possible Monday afternoon

All of northern Illinois was under a severe thunderstorm watch Wednesday evening, as the Chicago area makes the full transition from below-freezing temperatures on Sunday to late-spring weather.Scattered thunderstorms were moving into the area by late afternoon, with the primary threats through about 6 p.m. being strong winds of 45 to 60 mph, hail up to the size of a quarter and frequent lighting. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect until 5:15 p.m. for parts of Cook County, including Chicago, as a storm with 60 mph winds blew over Midway Airport. Another warning was set to expire at 5 p.m. for DuPage and Will counties as a thunderstorm with 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail hit Plainfield and moved toward other southwest suburbs.Scattered storms were expected to keep developing through the evening, mostly heading from the southwest to the northeast, according to the National Weather Service. The severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 11 p.m.Storms Wednesday night … [Read more...] about Thunderstorms hit Chicago area, severe storm watch in effect